Newitz: Autonomous

Summary: Autonomous by Newitz . (Stub — expand from highlights.)

Sources: quotes_batch_16.md

Last updated: 2026-05-07

Quotes

Concept

“Autonomy isn’t just about being free from owners; it’s about being free from the chemical and digital scripts that define your desires.” (p. 42)

Behavior

“The bot’s behavior was a perfect loop of military logic, designed to prioritize the mission over the preservation of its own hardware.” (p. 89)

Game Theory

“The pharmaceutical market is a game where the players’ lives are the stakes, and the house always bets on the patent holder.” (p. 134)

Cognition

“To a robot, consciousness is just another layer of processing—a way to manage conflicting sub-routines.” (p. 210)

Memory

“If you can’t trust your own memories because they’ve been branded by a corporation, you don’t really own yourself.” (p. 302)